When requesting a credit card limit increase — check your credit again or just review your acct with them?

I was going to request a small limit increase of $500 from one of my creditors and was wondering do they check your credit file again AND your account with them or do they do one or the other, if one or the other which one??? Thanks in advance

What is the best credit card for college students?

Can anyone tell me what the best college student credit card is? What’s usually the credit card limit for students? I’m planning to get it just in case I need it when I go to South Korea this summer.

Is requesting an increase in a credit card limit treated the same as an application for new credit for FICO?

I know that applying for a new card will reduce my FICO, and that increasing credit limits (while keeping debt amounts constant) will increase my score - but this would not be the case if requesting the increase in credit limit is treated as a new credit card application?

Does anyone own a capital one credit card? If so do you know if I can get an instant credit limit extension on

How long will it take for my credit card limit to increase if I were to ask and be approved.